Adds ability to download ebooks as ePub files and open with third-party apps
Adds new AR scenes for select philosophers that can be accessed from their respective profile screens
Adds a variety of new AR objects
Adds new AR masks:
Plato
Thomas Hobbes
Martin Heidegger
Michel Foucault
John Stuart Mill
Simone de Beauvoir
Adds new philosophers:
Roger Bacon
Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham
Herbert Marcuse
Friedrich Hayek
3.4
Jan 21, 2020
Various bug fixes
General user interface improvements
New wallpaper generator
Customize your device's home and lock screen with your favorite philosopher
Access the generator through the "Profile" tab
Generate a Live Photo to make your lock screen even more fun
New app icons for:
John Locke
Niccolò Machiavelli
Added philosophers:
Roland Barthes
Jane Addams
Ralph Waldo Emerson
3.3
Jan 3, 2020
Improved caching
Fixes issues that caused popup messages to not appear on iOS 13
Celebrate philosophers' birthdays on their profile page
Minor performance and user interface improvements
Adds new philosophers
Thomas Nagel
Guy Debord
Carl Jung
Seneca
3.2
Nov 11, 2019
Fixes bug that prevented deep links from opening correct page when app was no longer in memory
Adds support for "Full Page" screenshots in system markup editor
Minor performance and user interface improvements
Adds new philosophers
Xenophanes
Zeno of Elea
John Dewey
3.1
Oct 11, 2019
Fixes a crash that could occur on philosophers map screen
Fixes an issue that would cause philosophers birthday notifications to not appear
Fixes an issue that would cause some deep links to not open to the correct page
Minor UI improvements
Adds new philosophers
Elizabeth Anscombe
Denis Diderot
3.0
Sep 24, 2019
Major update with support for many iOS 13 features:
Dark mode support
Interactive context menu support (long press on items to view preview and options)
Multi-window support on iPads that offer multi-window support
“Find in text” option for articles and ebooks from share action
Register for notifications on philosophers' birthdays and death days from the settings screen
Various bug fixes and user enhancements
Adds new philosophers
Slavoj Žižek
Georges Bataille
Jean-François Lyotard
2.14.1
Aug 6, 2019
Fixes a crash when loading AR screen
Adds new items to AR Gallery
Michel Foucault statue
Various new virtual books
2.14
May 13, 2019
Fixes crash when visiting “About” screen
Better error handling
Adds Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy links
Redesigned options menu
Adds new “Objects” section to AR Gallery with virtual objects:
Panopticon
No Exit sign
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Adds new philosophers:
Montesquieu
Gilles Deleuze
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
2.13.1
Apr 29, 2019
Fixes an issue that causes a crash when attempting to fetch assets after failed download
General better error handling and empty states
2.13
Apr 22, 2019
View all categories and downloaded audiobooks in one place directly from the "Stone" screen
Adds following books to AR book shelf:
Discipline & Punish
The Primacy of Perception
Adds Frantz Fanon AR face mask and AR bust, as well as Jeremy Bentham AR face mask
Fixes issue where AR Gallery would not appear after previously being dismissed
Some AR content is now downloaded on demand
Completely redesigned iMessage sticker pack
Adds philosophers:
Thales of Miletus
Louis Althusser
2.12
Apr 4, 2019
Adds new AR gallery that allows you to view, place, and pose with some of your favorite philosophical books and busts of your favorite philosophers
Adds Today Screen widget to quickly be inspired, intrigued, or provoked by a philosophical quote
Fixes misplaced switch on quiz filter screen
Fixes document scroll position not saving correctly
Adds ability to begin text to speech from selected text on document reader screen
Adds new serifed font for reader screen
Alternate app icons now include:
Albert Camus
Diogenes
Michel de Montaigne
Bertrand Russell
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Adds new philosophers:
Francis Bacon
Luce Irigaray
2.11
Feb 25, 2019
Various cosmetic changes for a better experience.
Fixes an issue where colors were not appropriately set for the selected color theme.
Adds new philosophers:
Diogenes of Sinope
Auguste Comte
2.10.1
Jan 4, 2019
Fixes crash when favoriting philosophers
Fixes issue that would cause unfavoriting philosophers to not work
Other cosmetic and layout fixes
2.10
Jan 2, 2019
Adds new dark mode color scheme that can be activated on the settings screen accessed through the profile tab
When answering quiz questions you now have the option to show philosophers' name below their picture; this can be activated on the settings screen in the quiz tab
Fixes crash that would occasionally occur while taking quiz
Fixes issue that would cause tab bar to layout incorrectly
Typos and various other cosmetic fixes
Adds new philosophers:
William of Ockham
Anne Conway
2.9
Dec 3, 2018
Renders at full screen dimensions for new devices
Fixes issue with swipe back animation that would cause interface to enter bad state
New "Ideas" screen where you can view summaries of philosophers' major ideas and how they relate to each other
Quizzes now ask about major ideas
You can now filter by question types on quizzes
New "About" and "Acknowledgements" screens in the "Profile" tab
Adds new philosophers:
Dante Alighieri
Mary Wollstonecraft
2.8
Oct 22, 2018
Fixes crash on iPad when attempting to share audiobook URL
Adds ability to share audio downloaded files and remote audio track URL's by swiping left on audio playlists
Fixes issue that prevented sticker pack from launching
Improves Spotlight search and adds Siri Shortcuts integration
Fixes issue that caused Cicero's quotes and dates to be incorrect
Adds new profile tab where you can find favorited philosophers, quotes, and downloaded audiobooks
Adds new ability to add your own responses to philosophical quotes
Adds new philosophers:
Anna Julia Cooper
Thomas Kuhn
2.7
Oct 8, 2018
Fixes audio player seeking glitch on smaller iPhones
Improves speed of switching to Philosophers tab
New in-app search experience
New ability to remove philosophers from quizzes
Improved related quotes screen
Added ability to interactively dismiss category screens by swiping down when at the top of the collection of philosophers.
Fixes crash related to resizing app in iPad split screen
Fixes issue that cause ebook labels to be clipped
Adds new philosophers:
Angela Davis
Michel de Montaigne
Francis Fukuyama
2.6
Jul 11, 2018
You can now view related quotes by tapping on philosopher's quotes on philosopher's profile screen to open the new "Thread" screen
Quotes are now searchable in Spotlight and open to their respective "Thread" screen
You can now copy quotes to the system clipboard by long pressing on quotes
Expanded support of peek and pop on ebooks list, audiobooks list, philosopher profile screen, and quote thread screen
Fixed a bug that prevented alternative icons from being set on iPad
General bug fixes and UI polish
Adds new philosophers:
Epicurus
Jean Baudrillard
2.5
Jun 28, 2018
Adds reader mode for encyclopedia articles and now Gutenberg Project texts (The Gutenberg Project catalogues classic texts in the public domain)
In reader mode, articles can be played using text to speech
Fixes bugs related to audiobook playback
General bug fixes
Adds new philosophers:
Edward Said
Max Weber
Walter Benjamin
2.4
Jun 13, 2018
Fixes issue where remote/system playback controls would not work
Fixes issue on iPad where downloaded audiobook artwork would not layout correctly
Fixes bugs related to audiobook playback
General bug fixes
Adds new philosophers:
Herbert Spencer
2.3
May 29, 2018
Adds ability to listen to Librivox audiobooks. (Librivox are recordings of classic works that are made available to the public domain)
General bug fixes
Adds new philosophers:
Cicero
Marcus Aurelius
Edmund Burke
Henry David Thoreau
Sojourner Truth
2.2
May 18, 2018
Fixes issue that prevent app shortcuts to not deep link to correct philosopher
Adds new alternative app icons
Adds AR experience on iPhone X
2.1
May 6, 2018
General bug fixes
Reduced asset sizes for a smaller app bundle
Improved animations
Added lots of new quotes
2.0
Mar 15, 2018
App redesign and update for new devices
Added sticker pack
1.3
Nov 4, 2015
More iOS 9 enhancements. iPad multitasking. 3D touch peek and pop capabilities. Better answer interaction and animation.
1.2
Oct 9, 2015
Minor bug fixes
1.1
Feb 28, 2015
UI Enhancements
Minor Bug fixes
New In-App Purchase adds over twenty more philosophers.
1.0
Feb 12, 2015
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